Widefield won against Sierra last Saturday with 60 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Widefield Gladiators took down the Canon City Tigers 60-45. Winning may never get old, but the Gladiators sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Trevin Stemler
| 02/11/25 vs Canon City | 21 |
| 02/08/25 vs Sierra | 26 |
| 02/06/25 vs Harrison | 17 |
Widefield had a senior duo take command as Trevin Stemler dropped a double-double with 21 points and ten boards and Jaylen Sankey went 7-for-11 on his way to 18 points and five steals. Stemler's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Tate Washington, who posted nine points.
Widefield was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eric Chavez, who went 8-for-13 to rack up 19 points and three steals. Chavez has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Fingers, who scored six points and seven rebounds.
Widefield's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 38.1% in those games and 23.3% outside of them. As for Canon City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.
Widefield will have a chance to go back-to-back against Canon City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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